社会情境下的高阶风险偏好

Higher-order risk preferences in social settings

Experimental Economics · 2017
被引 43
人大 A-ABS 3

中文导读

通过实验研究个体在社会情境(如家庭或组织)中的高阶风险偏好(审慎和节制),发现多数人表现出风险厌恶、审慎和节制,且沟通和利他考量显著影响选择。

Abstract

We study prudence and temperance (next to risk aversion) in social settings. Previous experimental studies have shown that these higher-order risk preferences affect the choices of individuals deciding privately on lotteries that only affect their own payoff. Yet, many risky and financially relevant decisions are made in the social settings of households or organizations. We elicit higher-order risk preferences of individuals and systematically vary how an individual's decision is made (alone or while communicating with a partner) and who is affected by the decision (only the individual or the partner as well). In doing so, we can isolate the effects of other-regarding concerns and communication on choices. Our results reveal that the majority of choices are risk averse, prudent, and temperate across social settings. We also observe that individuals are influenced significantly by the preferences of a partner when they are able to communicate and choices are payoff-relevant for both of them.

高阶风险偏好社会情境风险规避审慎节制